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*On <u>some tapes</u>, the logo stays onscreen for an extra ten seconds before finally fading out. This was most commonly seen around 1986, including ''Pinocchio'', ''Dumbo'' and ''Alice in Wonderland'', as well as later prints of the black clamshell release of ''The Sword in the Stone''. It also appeared on the 1987 LaserDisc releases of ''Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Pinocchio'' (paired up with the 1986 cut-short "presents" variant of the Walt Disney Home Video logo). | *On <u>some tapes</u>, the logo stays onscreen for an extra ten seconds before finally fading out. This was most commonly seen around 1986, including ''Pinocchio'', ''Dumbo'' and ''Alice in Wonderland'', as well as later prints of the black clamshell release of ''The Sword in the Stone''. It also appeared on the 1987 LaserDisc releases of ''Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Pinocchio'' (paired up with the 1986 cut-short "presents" variant of the Walt Disney Home Video logo). | ||
*<u>Various Brazilian Portuguese tapes</u> have a still variant with the "THE CLASSICS" text replaced by "OS CLÁSSICOS". This was used at the beginning of a VHS promo for ''Bambi''. | *<u>Various Brazilian Portuguese tapes</u> have a still variant with the "THE CLASSICS" text replaced by "OS CLÁSSICOS". This was used at the beginning of a VHS promo for ''Bambi''. | ||
* On a <u> | * On a <u>promo sales tape for the 1984 VHS release of ''Robin Hood''</u>, the start of the tape features a golden vault door zooming in from the middle, taking up the entire screen as it does. The vault door's handle then rotates around and the door opens, revealing a blue background. The rest of the logo plays as usual, albeit reused animation of Tinkerbell from the 50th Anniversary Walt Disney Pictures logo comes in to transition to a different, shinier diamond frame displaying clips from various Disney animated films. | ||
*<u>Another scene from the aforementioned tape</u> has the last few seconds of the logo where the diamond zooms in, but the background is black instead of blue. The glowing blue outline of the diamond from the background fades in after the logo is fully formed. This appears to be a prototype version of the logo. | *<u>Another scene from the aforementioned tape</u> has the last few seconds of the logo where the diamond zooms in, but the background is black instead of blue. The glowing blue outline of the diamond from the background fades in after the logo is fully formed. This appears to be a prototype version of the logo. | ||
*On the <u>1985 demo VHS of ''Pinocchio''</u>, the text "PROPERTY OF W.D.T.N.T." (which stands for "Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company", the division that Walt Disney Home Video originally ran under until 1987) is seen near the bottom of the screen, as with the rest of the tape. | *On the <u>1985 demo VHS of ''Pinocchio''</u>, the text "PROPERTY OF W.D.T.N.T." (which stands for "Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company", the division that Walt Disney Home Video originally ran under until 1987) is seen near the bottom of the screen, as with the rest of the tape. | ||
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'''Audio Variants:''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*At the beginning of the <u>aforementioned ''Robin Hood'' promo sales tape</u>, the music is in a slightly higher pitch. A "whoosh" sound effect is heard, growing louder as the door zooms in, accompanied by the sound of metal locks moving. When the logo reappears midway through the same sales tape, "National Trust" by Keith Mansfield (notable for its usage on the CBS/Fox Video logo) is heard in the background. | *At the beginning of the <u>aforementioned ''Robin Hood'' promo sales tape</u>, the music is in a slightly higher pitch. A "whoosh" sound effect is heard, growing louder as the door zooms in, accompanied by the sound of metal locks moving. When the logo reappears midway through the same sales tape, "National Trust" by Keith Mansfield (notable for its usage on the CBS/Fox Video logo) is heard in the background. | ||
*On a <u> | *On a <u>Disney promo sales tape from 1985 promoting the VHS release of ''Pinocchio''</u>, an announcer says, "The Disney Classics: Landmark animation made available for the first time from Walt Disney Home Video!" | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on 1984-1987 VHS and LaserDisc prints of Disney animated features, including the original video releases of ''Pinocchio'' and ''Robin Hood''. | '''Availability:''' Seen on 1984-1987 VHS and LaserDisc prints of Disney animated features, including the original video releases of ''Pinocchio'' and ''Robin Hood''. | ||
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*The first tape to use this logo was the 1988 VHS of ''Cinderella'', and the last tape to use it was the 1994 VHS of ''The Fox and the Hound''. | *The first tape to use this logo was the 1988 VHS of ''Cinderella'', and the last tape to use it was the 1994 VHS of ''The Fox and the Hound''. | ||
* The first two releases with this logo, ''Cinderella'' and ''Bambi'', feature the diamond print logo (with WDHV text) on a Betamax-sized sticker label like the previous logo. Later releases typically used a white ink label, though some rarer copies use a sticker label instead (like some copies of ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''). | * The first two releases with this logo, ''Cinderella'' and ''Bambi'', feature the diamond print logo (with WDHV text) on a Betamax-sized sticker label like the previous logo. Later releases typically used a white ink label, though some rarer copies use a sticker label instead (like some copies of ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''). | ||
*While the logo was rarely used internationally, it made a few | *While the logo was rarely used internationally, it made a few appearances. The 1989 version was used on 1990 European VHS releases of ''Lady and the Tramp''; the 1992 version was used on a Bulgarian VHS release of ''Pinocchio'' from [[Alexandra Video]]; and the 2003 UK VHS of ''Pinocchio'' featured the 1992 logo before and after the tape's opening previews, in the PAL format. | ||
*The last release overall to use the logo was the 1994 LaserDisc of ''Aladdin'' (which was produced in 1993, but held over to September 1994 for piracy reasons), which used the 1989 version and was the only LaserDisc release to do so. | *The last release overall to use the logo was the 1994 LaserDisc of ''Aladdin'' (which was produced in 1993, but held over to September 1994 for piracy reasons), which used the 1989 version and was the only LaserDisc release to do so. Early printings of the 1996 Masterpiece Collection VHS release of ''Pocahontas'' (from before December 17, 1995) surprisingly used the 1989 version of the logo instead of the Masterpiece Collection logo. | ||
*This was not included on UK or Australian VHS releases from the early to mid-90's released under the label "Walt Disney Classics"; they just used the 1986 "Sorcerer Mickey" WDHV logo (and later, the "Disney Videos" logo, starting in 1995), which would also be used on Spanish-language tapes. | *This was not included on UK or Australian VHS releases from the early to mid-90's released under the label "Walt Disney Classics"; they just used the 1986 "Sorcerer Mickey" WDHV logo (and later, the "Disney Videos" logo, starting in 1995), which would also be used on Spanish-language tapes. | ||
*This also appears on some mid-1990s reprints of ''The Sword in the Stone'' and ''Dumbo'', among possible others. | *This also appears on some mid-1990s reprints of ''The Sword in the Stone'' and ''Dumbo'', among possible others. | ||